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  1. jddean75

    Question about wood

    Hey everyone.  I've been a long time lurker on these forums.  Posted here and there, but I've been radio silent for a while for various reasons.  I've been running an electric MES 40 for years now, and decided I wanted to take the plunge into cooking with wood.  I mean, I like fire.  Tending it...
  2. jddean75

    Double smoked ham

    For all of you in the Midwest, you know it's been a brutal winter.  Especially out here in the Chicago burbs.  My wife bought me a new MES 40 model 20070311 smoker for Christmas, and with Todd's help equipped me for a year of good smoking.  BUT every time I had chance to use it, it's been...
  3. jddean75

    I'm calling you out Todd

    So I hear over Christmas you and my wife have been exchanging emails.  I come to find out you two have been conspiring together too.  I found out about you guys on Christmas morning of all days!  I just have one thing to say to you.  You guys keep on conspiring with each other...cause you guys...
  4. jddean75

    shaking my head

    Dear Lord, Grant me the strength and serenity to look past the mistakes of the woman who used my clean, shiny smoking racks to cool chocolate chip cookies.  Allow me to forgive the fact that they were left dirty, sitting upon a table in the back room.  Grant me the ability to forgive the...
  5. jddean75

    Turkey breast smoke

    It's a day of firsts today.  Not because I did them all at once, I just finally got off my lazy butt to start posting.  So the wife decided she wanted me to smoke a turkey breast for NYE.  Cause I need an excuse to break out the smoker right?  We found a 4 pound boneless breast just begging for...
  6. jddean75

    First pork loin roast

    I smoked this a couple weeks ago, but being knee deep in the holidays I haven't had much of a chance to post anything here.  We found a sale on pork loin roasts at the local fresh market, and I wanted to give it a shot.  I didn't take any pictures before the brine, but grabbed a few after the...
  7. jddean75

    New to the party

    Hey all.  I'm James, nice to meet you all.  I've been lurking on this site for a little while.  I just signed up the other day and finally had a chance to sit down and write something. Little about me.  I was born and raised in Chicago, and now live in a suburb of the city.  I'm pretty new to...
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